La Colombie-Britannique, l'Alberta, la Saskatchewan et maintenant l'Ontario ont annonce
qu'ils ont l'intention d'utiliser davantage les infirmieres de premiere ligne pour fournir des …

N urse practitioners (NPs) combine the skill ofa physician with the caring of a nurse. They
can do 90% of what the general practitioner does, at less than half the cost, and sometimes …

When the call went out recently for an increase in the number of primary care providers,
nurse practitioners were prominent among the many professional groups that stepped …

La reforme des soins de sante oblige'a comprimer le systeme de prestation des soins de
sante, ea en contenir les couts et a mettre davantage l'accent sur la participation des …

ON January 19, 1978, the Journal published a study by Perrin and Goodman that assessed
the performance of nurse practitioners. 1 It clearly demonstrated the superiority of nurse …

The expected increase in the number of practicing physicians does not necessarily mean
that new health practitioners will not have a role. It may mean that adaptation and …

EARLIER this month, the New York State Legislature passed a bill granting nurse
practitioners the right to provide primary care without physician oversight. New York joins 16 …

CHARLOTTE GRAY what role should nurses play in primary care? The United States and
the United Kingdom are both seeing the rapid emergence of" nurse practitioners": nurses …

Nurse practitioners are increasingly being identified as legitimate providers of health
services throughout the world. The emergence of the role of'nurse practitioners' has tended …

TNPromoting better health in 1987, the government stated that the role of the nurse in the
community is fast developing, and better use can be made of their skills and experience. 1 …